diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/writegood.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/writegood.vim
index c26eb20..f9d452e 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers/writegood.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/writegood.vim
@@ -31,19 +31,30 @@ function! ale#handlers#writegood#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
     "
     " "it is" is wordy or unneeded on line 20 at column 53
     " "easily" can weaken meaning on line 154 at column 29
+    let l:marks_pattern = '\v^ *(\^+) *$'
     let l:pattern = '\v^(".*"\s.*)\son\sline\s(\d+)\sat\scolumn\s(\d+)$'
     let l:output = []
+    let l:last_len = 0
 
-    for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
-        " Add the linter error. Note that we need to add 1 to the col because
-        " write-good reports the column corresponding to the space before the
-        " offending word or phrase.
-        call add(l:output, {
-        \   'text': l:match[1],
-        \   'lnum': l:match[2] + 0,
-        \   'col': l:match[3] + 1,
-        \   'type': 'W',
-        \})
+    for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, [l:marks_pattern, l:pattern])
+        if empty(l:match[2])
+            let l:last_len = len(l:match[1])
+        else
+            let l:col = l:match[3] + 1
+
+            " Add the linter error. Note that we need to add 1 to the col because
+            " write-good reports the column corresponding to the space before the
+            " offending word or phrase.
+            call add(l:output, {
+            \   'text': l:match[1],
+            \   'lnum': l:match[2] + 0,
+            \   'col': l:col,
+            \   'end_col': l:last_len ? (l:col + l:last_len - 1) : l:col,
+            \   'type': 'W',
+            \})
+
+            let l:last_len = 0
+        endif
     endfor
 
     return l:output
diff --git a/test/handler/test_write_good_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_write_good_handler.vader
index b3eeb1b..8bf4b22 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_write_good_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_write_good_handler.vader
@@ -4,9 +4,24 @@ Execute(The write-good handler should handle the example from the write-good REA
   \   {
   \     'lnum': 1,
   \     'col': 1,
+  \     'end_col': 2,
   \     'type': 'W',
   \     'text': '"So" adds no meaning',
-  \   }
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'col': 12,
+  \     'end_col': 21,
+  \     'type': 'W',
+  \     'text': '"was stolen" may be passive voice',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 6,
+  \     'col': 2,
+  \     'end_col': 2,
+  \     'type': 'W',
+  \     'text': '"foo bar" bla',
+  \   },
   \ ],
   \ ale#handlers#writegood#Handle(bufnr(''), [
   \ 'In /tmp/vBYivbZ/6/test.md',
@@ -17,5 +32,6 @@ Execute(The write-good handler should handle the example from the write-good REA
   \ '-------------',
   \ 'So the cat was stolen.',
   \ '           ^^^^^^^^^^',
-  \ '"was stolen" may be passive voice on line 1 at column 11 ',
+  \ '"was stolen" may be passive voice on line 1 at column 11',
+  \ '"foo bar" bla on line 6 at column 1',
   \ ])